The Hall Drops Non-Conference Finale to UMBC

Sunday, September 17

University Park, Pa. / Rec Hall

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

6-5,0-0Big East

UMBC

6-4,0-0America East

Seton Hall

UMBC

9/17/2023 7:33:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score BOX SCORE - UMBC (.pdf)

Asli Subasili and Hanna Tulli were named to the Penn State Classic All-Tournament Team.

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. – Graduate student Madeline Matheny (Wilmington, Del.) collected a team-high 14 kills and Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) had a double-double, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell in four sets to UMBC, 3-1 (19-25, 25-21, 16-25, 16-25), at the Penn State Classic on Sunday.

The setback completes the non-conference portion of Seton Hall's schedule with a 6-5 record. BIG EAST Conference play begins next weekend.

Middle blockers Hanna Tulli (Collegeville, Pa.) and Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) were named to the Penn State Classic All-Tournament Team. The duo combined for 12 blocks today against UMBC.

Matheny finished just one dig shy of a double-double with 14 kills and nine digs. Jakubowski recorded her team-leading eighth double-double of the season with 16 assists and 10 digs.

SET 1:
Although the set was close early, the Pirates never led in the opening stanza. A kill by Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.) cut The Hall's deficit to 9-8. But UMBC responded with four of the next five points to jump ahead, 13-9. From there, the Retrievers' lead methodically increased. Down 24-16, the Pirates staved off two set points on back-to-back blocks, but UMBC ultimately won the opener, 25-19. Seton Hall had only six kills and a -.051 attack percentage in set one.

SET 2:
The second set featured 11 ties and four lead changes until The Hall took control late. Trailing 17-13, the Pirates went on a 6-0 run to take a 19-17 advantage. UMBC cut their deficit to 19-18, but Seton Hall scored four of the next five points, and a kill by Matheny put it on top, 23-19. A Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) kill put The Hall in set point, and a block by Subasili handed set two to the Pirates, 25-21.

SET 3:
A kill by Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) gave Seton Hall a 12-11 lead in set three, but UMBC responded with a 10-1 run to grab a commanding 21-13 advantage. A kill by Walsh cut The Hall's deficit to 21-15, but the Retrievers closed out the set with four of the final five points.

SET 4:
Seton Hall again kept the set close early, but UMBC took over late in the set. With the score tied at eight, the Retrievers scored six of the next eight points to jump ahead, 14-10, and force a Pirates' timeout. A Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) kill brought The Hall to within 16-13, but UMBC rebounded with an 8-2 run to enter match point at 24-15. Two points later, UMBC won set four, 25-16.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Matheny had a team-high 14 kills, only four attack errors and nine digs.
Walsh had nine kills and seven digs.
Jakubowski notched a double-double with 16 assists and 10 digs.
Klungel had a team-high 19 assists to go with seven digs and five blocks.
Subasili had seven blocks and three kills.
Tulli notched five blocks and two kills.
Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) collected a team-best 14 digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .102 attack percentage for the match, while UMBC attacked at .221.
The Pirates had 43 kills, while the Retrievers had 54.
The Hall recorded 54 digs, while UMBC had 68.
Seton Hall collected 12.0 blocks and UMBC had 11.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

Seton Hall falls to 6-5 on the young season, while UMBC improves to 6-4.
Today's match concludes the non-conference portion of the Seton Hall schedule.
The Hall drops to 2-2 all-time against UMBC.
The Pirates fall to 1-3 in four-set matches this season.
Jakubowski's double-double is her eighth of the season and the team-leading 43^rd of her career.
The Pirates had more blocks than their opponent for the seventh time this season. They are 4-3 in those matches.
With 10 digs tonight, Jakubowski surpassed the 800-digs mark for her career.

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action on Friday, Sept. 22 when it opens BIG EAST Conference play against Providence in historic Walsh Gymnasium. Match time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.